Paul Merson ‘shocked’ by Noni Madueke signing – ‘Are Arsenal preparing for Bukayo Saka exit?’ | Football News

In his latest column, Paul Merson de Sky Sports disseminates the Arsenal transfer cases so far, giving his verdict on the potential signature of Noni Madueke de Chelsea …

I am amazed by Arsenal Signing Noni Madueke.

I am shocked. If Arsenal went to buy a chelsea player, he would have been the last one I thought was signing.

I don’t see it. It’s a lot of money for a player who is not a prolific scorer. It’s the kind of player who has a good game here and a good game there, but that will be it. The consistency of performance is not there.

I hope he proves the opposite, but he will have the right games, just as he did for England last month. But then you will not see it for a few weeks.

For me, in Chelsea, I would have always played Jadon Sancho in front of him. This should not be disrespectful towards the player, but I am amazed by the money that Arsenal pays for him.

Chelsea will simply not believe that this agreement has come to them. They will not believe their luck.

The only thing for Chelsea is how Jamie Gittens will settle after her Dortmund move. How good will it be? But they will not have too many deliberations on sealing the agreement for Madueke to move through London.

‘Madueke does not replace Saka’

What I don’t get is that Madueke’s best position is to play on the right, cut inside and remove the blows. Who does that for Arsenal?

Bukayo Saka. And it does not come out of the starting arsenal XI.

So, in this spirit, 52 million pounds sterling are a lot of money for a backup player nowadays.

There is also Ethan Nwaneri who passes and obtains first team minutes. Everyone tells me how good it is. There is also a child called Max Dowman who passes. I know he is a very young player but the stories you hear about him and the clips you see; They are out of the table.

This is what I don’t get, unless they don’t imagine Nwaneri as a player.

“Does Arsenal are preparing for an outing?”

Call me a cynic, but is there another reason they do this business?

Are there concerns about the future of Saka?

They conclude this affair, then suddenly, it allows a potential sale of Saka or someone else.

The only arsenal player who must play every week is Saka. When he doesn’t play, it’s not the same team. The players around him are not the same when he does not play.

If he is in good shape, he plays. So why do you spend 52 million pounds sterling for a backup for him?

“Eze the need for the arsenal of factor X”

If you asked me if Arsenal should sign Ebelechi Eze or Madueke, I would have said Eze all day.

Now, this is a matter that I can see and it would be a brilliant signature for Arsenal.

It is perfect.

Arsenal struggles when the teams come to the Emirates and put everyone behind the ball. The teams want to limit the space that Arsenal must play and they had trouble breaking down the teams with these tactics.

For me, this is where Eze enters. He has the Factor X and the ability to break a low block.

Far from my home, he may not be the answer. Against Liverpool and Man City, they can be a little under the cosh, and they may have to play slightly differently.

But that’s why you have a big team. At home, against the least teams, where they have 70 to 80% of the ball, let it go doing what he wants because he will make something move.

It would be a fantastic signature for Arsenal.

Is Gyokerres the attacker to shoot Arsenal by the title?

Overall, Arsenal did good business this summer.

Martin Zubimendi is a leading purchase. Viktor Gyokerres is also a good purchase, but we will have to see if its form of Portugal results in the Premier League.

How many players have torn it down in Portugal and Holland, but have not torn it in England? I am sure that people will cry out with the examples where the form has resulted, but it will have to prove it.

Remember, he was in Coventry and there was no queue to sign him then. No one was willing to try their luck.

He went to Portugal and succeeded very well, but it is not the strongest league in Europe.

Now he goes for decent money and for me, this is a case of surveillance of this space.

“ Avoid key injuries for artillerymen ”

You can speculate on this signature and this signature, do they need more and do they need another winger? But Arsenal must remain without injury this season.

In the end, the Liverpool race with the players without injury was a large part of them winning the title. The big players of Liverpool remained in good shape and it made a huge difference.

If Arsenal can do it, they will be very close to winning the Premier League.

For example, in the back, William Saliba and Gabriel come in pair. When they both play, they are great. However, when we miss, I don’t think the other is the same player.

This is the problem for Arsenal throughout the team, and it is my concern. However, if they remain without injuries, they are massive players in the race for the title.